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In the spirit of honoring the New Year’s tradition of having a resolution, I vowed to try a new flavor of margarita each month for 2012.  I must admit that the upcoming fund raising event, the Margarita Challenge, with its creative margarita concoctions, inspired me. I amended my resolution to include a charitable good deed- just like the Margarita Challenge fund provides year-round community service- I will do a different positive thing each month that I try a new margarita recipe. My approach to compiling the recipes is a blending of ‘70s zodiac personality hype, thinking of what the tropical mood is typical that month, and flavor creativity.

WARNING:
* The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you are whispering when you are not.
* The consumption of Margaritas may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

*The consumption of Margaritas may increase lustfulness or table dancing and loss of clothing.
* The consumption of Margaritas may cause you to think you can sing.
* The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

Acqurius- the water carrier. (Jan 21- Feb 20) Ruling planet, Uranus; associated color- bright blue. Turquoise Margarita.        Ingredients:  2 parts tequila, 1 part Blue Curacao, 2 parts lime juice, ¼ part sugar syrup. Mix all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into chilled margarita glass. Extra touch: rub fresh lime juice around the glass rim and dip into a saucer of salt before pouring in mixed cocktail.

Picies- the fishes (Feb 21- Mar 20) Ruling planet: Neptune; associated color-seagreen. Mango Margarita.     Ingredients: for Mango mix:  1 ¼ pounds fresh magoes, 1 cup water, ½ cup sugar; gray salt.  The drink ingredients: 3 cups ice, 1 ½ cups Mango Margarita mix, 4 oz tequila, 2 oz triple sec. lime wedges, mint salt. Directions: After peeling and cutting mango into chunks, put chunks into blender with water, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Blend til smooth; taste and add sugar to taste, set aside.  Next, fill blender with ice, add mango mix, tequila, triple sec. Dip glass rim in mint salt- 1 cup chopped mint leaves crushed and mixed with equal parts coarse salt.

Aries- the ram. (Mar 21- Apr 20) Ruling planet Mars, associated color, red. Sangria Margarita Ingredients: 8 oz tequila, 12 margarita mix, 2 oz lime juice, 3 oz triple sec, 4 oz sangria.  Pour tequila, margarita mix, lime juice and triple sec into a blender with ice and blend. Pour the mixture into the glass until 2/3 full, add the sangria.

Taurus- the bull. (April 21-May 20) Ruling planet- Venus, color- pink/ green. Margarita Sunrise Ingredients: 1 lime, cut in half. 3 cups cracked ice, 1 cup tequila, granulated sugar, ¼ cup powdered sugar, 6 oz thawed frozen orange juice concentrate.  Rub rims of 4 stemmed glasses with lime half, did rims into granulated sugar. Squeeze juice from both lime halves into blender and add remaining ingredients. Cover, blend on high speed until foamy. Pour into prepared glasses.

Gemini- the twins. (May21-June 20) Ruling planet- Mercury, color green /yellow. Banana Margarita.  Ingredients: 6 oz tequila blanco or silver, 6 oz frozen limeade concentrate, 4 oz triple sec, 6 cups ice, 2 peeled bananas, ¼ cup coarse granulated sugar. Rub rim of glass with lime half, dip rim into granulated sugar. Combine all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glasses and garnish with banana slice.

Cancer-the crab. (June 21-July 20) Ruling planet- Moon, associated color -silver. Coconut Margarita  Ingredients: 1 ½ oz white/blanco tequila, ½ oz orange flavored liqueur, 1 teaspoon cream of coconut, 2 oz pineapple juice, 2 oz sweet & sour, 1 teaspoon shaved coconut for rim, 1 cup ice. Place first 5 ingredients into blender with ice, blend until smooth. Dip wet rim of glass into coco shavings, pour blended drink into glass.

Leo-the lion. (July 21- Aug 20) Ruling planet-sun, color gold. Citrus Margarita. Ingredients: 2cups tequila, 1 cup orange liqueur (Cointreau), ¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice, ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice, ¼ cup fresh  lime juice. Lime, orange, grapefruit slices for garnish. Mix orange, lime and grapefruit juice along with tequila and orange liqueur. Put all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice, shake until blended. Strain into salt rimmed glass with ice and add garnish to serve.

Libra- the scales. (Sept 21 Oct 20)  Ruling planet-Venus, color blue/yellow.   Tangerine Margarita Ingredients: 2 oz tequila, 1 oz Cointreau orange liqueur, ½ oz lime juice,1/2 oz tangerine juice. Mix all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes, blend until smooth. Strain into chilled glasses.

Scorpio- the scorpion. (Oct21- Nov 20) Ruling planet-Mars, color dark  red/ maroon. Cranberry Margarita. Ingredients: 11/2 oz tequila, ¾ oz triple sec, ¾ oz lime juice, 2.5 oz cranberry juice, 6 ice cubes.    Put all ingredients into shaker, blend until smooth. Strain into glasses that have been dipped into granulated sugar to coat the rim; garnish with lime slice or cranberries.

·         Sagitarius-the archer. (Nov 21- Dec 20) Ruling planet-Jupiter, color purple. Watermelon/ coconut Margarita. Ingredients: 2 cups seedless watermelon chunks, 2 oz blanca tequila, 1 tablespoon coconut milk, ½ cup shredded coconut, juice from 1 fresh lime, 1 cup ice.  Prepare glass by rubbing lime and then dipping rim into shredded coconut. Place all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glasses.

·         ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glasses.

Capricorn-the goat. (Dec 21- Jan 20) Ruling planet- Saturn, associated color  brown/black. Apricot Margarita. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups fresh apricots, halved and pitted (or16 oz can of unpeeled apricot halves drained), ½ cup tequila, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup fresh lime juice, ½ cup apricot nectar, 3 cups ice cubes.  Combine apricot halves, tequila, sugar, lime juice and apricot nectar in blender, cover and blend until smooth. With the blender running, add ice cubes, blending until slushy.

Yum, this is the first time I’ve ever made a New Year’s resolution that I look forward to keeping.

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